"When the Frost is On the Punkin"

Kent Risley recites the classic poem by James Whitcomb Riley

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• James Whitcomb Riley
• Frost
• Punkin
• Pumpkin

[Golfdude3213]

Note to all: we just found out that Kent Risley who's the talent here, just died. I'm so glad I captured this and posted it for all to see.

[rileydarling23]

Thank you soo much for this! I am a descendant of James Whitcomb Riley & family history is incredibly important to me. While I have always loved his work & collected as much of it as I can, I had not found his most famous, popular works (written in this dialect) very relatable. I didn't really get it. Now I do.

Thank you Kent Risley for sharing your gift with us. You are a true storyteller. Bless you & may you rest in peace.

Thank you Golfdude for this gift to the world, myself, & my family♥

[doctorwu222]

Bravo!

A treasure!

[ekm7348]

I'm sorry I never got to meet Kent Risley.......Thanks for sharing,,,

[amymientka]

my twins are having to memorize this poem for school...we had never heard of it and were having difficulty putting any meaning to it. what the heck is a fodder or a shock???..then we watched your presentation and have a whole new feeling about it, t!hank you for sharing. We will memorize and recite this poem for school but also we will pass it on to our next generation...thanks to you

[ladyjp365]

Thank you.

[emleatha]

This is wonderful wonderful. Thank you.

[timothyj1966]

@Golfdude3213 sorry that he passed - what a wonderful story... wraps up the whole feeling of Autumn for me.... he delivers the poem perfectly

[teakaycee]

God Bless Mr. Kent Risley. This has been my favorite poem since I was very young. My daddy read it to me from a thick old poem bood he got from his school when he was a boy. I really miss my daddy!

Thank you for sharing this. <3